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Earl Verland Bakalyar Obituary

MPearson — 2007-11-11 22:43:51Z

Lakefield Standard

Earl V. Bakalyar, 77
2/27/2003
Funeral services for Earl V. Bakalyar of Lakefield were held Feb. 21 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Lakefield, with Pastor Roger Hett officiating. Earl V. Bakalyar died at his home in Lakefield on Feb. 17, 2003. Burial was in Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Lakefield, with military rites by the Hanson Ward V.F.W. Post No. 4743 and Swen-Rasmussen American Legion Post No. 4.

Casket bearers were grandchildren Jess Bakalyar, Terry Bakalyar Jr., Jerrid Matson, Brenton Matson, Aaron Milbrath and Nicholas Bakalyar. Honorary casket bearers were grandchildren Charlotte Suess, Sheila Nachreiner, Heather Rogotzke, Sally Bakalyar, Mitchell Bakalyar, Shawna Matson, Amber Carson, Samantha Bakalyar, Kaitlyn John, Nathan John and Megan John; and step-grandchildren Luke, Paige, Tom, Nigel, Dawn, Danielle and Shelley. Music was provided by organist Marlene Hendricksen and soloist Myleen Swanson. Funeral arrangements were in care of the Hansen Funeral Home of Lakefield.

Earl Verland Bakalyar, son of John and Anna (Stinar) Bakalyar, was born on April 12, 1925, on his parents’ farm in Hunter Township, Jackson County, Minn. He was baptized on May 10, 1925, and confirmed in the Lutheran faith on April 6, 1941, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lakefield. Earl grew up on the family farm and attended country school. Following his education, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy on April 14, 1942, at Tulsa, Okla. He served on the USS Saratoga and received the Victory Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, eight Stars and the Good Conduct Medal. He was discharged on April 12, 1946, at Norman, Okla. Following the service, Earl returned to the Lakefield area.

He was united in marriage to Betty Mead on Oct. 4, 1947, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Lakefield. Following their marriage, the couple resided in Lakefield. Earl worked for Lakefield Public Utilities for 36 years in the power plant. He retired in 1986 and continued to live in Lakefield.

Earl was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church, V.F.W., American Legion and D.A.V. In 1962 he earned the title of All State Commander while serving as Post Commander of the V.F.W. For several years he was manager and coach of the V.F.W. baseball team. He earned his Eagle Scout award in 1960 while serving as assistant Scoutmaster for Troop 81 of Lakefield. He also enjoyed his family, fishing, gardening and playing cards.

Earl is survived by his wife, Betty Bakalyar of Lakefield; five sons and three daughters, Terry and wife Donna Bakalyar of Springfield, Keith and wife Beverly Bakalyar of Odessa, Fla., Linda and husband Harold Matson of Coon Rapids, Bruce and wife Jan Bakalyar of Lakefield, Brad and wife Bonnie Bakalyar of Medford, Ore., Lori and husband Steve Milbrath of Jackson, Scott and wife Linda Bakalyar of The Colony, Texas, and Lisa and husband Bradley John of Lakefield; 21 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Lucille and husband Harry Powers of Claremore, Okla., and Elaine and husband Bud Thiesen of Estherville, Iowa.

Earl was preceded in death by his parents; and six brothers, Jack, Andrew, Daniel, Albert, Leonard, Marvin; and six sisters, Emma, Mary, Alice, Mildred, Esther and Gladys.

Ode to Earl Vernon Bakalyar
2/27/2003
By H. Ed Carlson

Ode to Earl Verlon Bakalyar: We buried a comrade today, an old Navy man; he sailed the Pacific in WWII aboard a flat top as Petty Officer Class Two. He has been known as Mr. VFW since coming home. Twice a commander, a gold hat at that, on many offices and committees he sat. He worked for the city and took pride in his job, keeping electricity flowing to light your bulb. He married Betty Mead and they raised eight children, training them all to be citizens honest and true. He was active in Scouting, baseball and youth activities, as such. He enjoyed life to the max, attending his kids' sports and cheering them through. His grandchildren did love him, but he was tough as an old shoe when he told them the way they should go. Earl liked his cigarette and a glass or bottle of brew; sometimes I think his limit was two. He was gregarious in speaking and could really bend an ear when talking to you, though, when drinking, the air could turn blue! I salute you, old buddy of mine, and will meet you again when it comes my time. Ed

Earl Bakalyar, 77
2/20/2003
Funeral services for Earl Bakalyar, age 77, of Lakefield will be Friday, Feb. 21, 2003, at 10:30 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lakefield. Rev. Roger Hett will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery with military honors in Lakefield. Visitation will be held at Hansen Funeral Home in Lakefield on Thursday, Feb. 20, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and again at the church one hour prior to the services on Friday. Earl passed away Monday at his home in Lakefield. A complete obituary will appear in next week’s Jackson County Pilot.

Anna (Katus) Bakalyar

MPearson — 2007-11-11 22:38:22Z

Lakefield Standard
Lakefield Standard, Lakefield, Jackson County, Minnesota, Thursday, November 30, 1922

MRS. ANNA BAKALYAR DIED SUNDAY EVE AT SON'S HOME
Had Been Confined to Her Bed Most of Time for Two Years
FUNERAL TO BE THURSDAY AT 12 O'CLOCK Services at the Slovak Lutheran Church in Hunter Twp. at 1:30 O'clock P.M.

Mrs. Anna Bakalyar died Sunday evening at 8:12 at the home of her son, Michael Bakalyar, in south Lakefield, at the age of 73 years, seven months and 19 days. She has been ailing the past three years and for two years been confined to her bed most of the time. She is survived by ten children, all grown. Funeral services will be held at the Michael Bakalyar home Thursday at 12 o'clock and at the Slovak Lutheran church in Hunter at 1:30, Rev. Bomba in charge of the obsequies, assisted by Rev. A. Paul. Obituary will be published next week.

Lakefield Standard
Lakefield Standard, Lakefield, Jackson County, Minnesota, Thursday, December 14, 1922, Number 50

Obituary of Mrs. Bakalyar

Anna Katus was born at Kukova, Saris county, Slovakia, April 7, 1849. She was married to John Bakalyar, of Giraltovce, Saris county, Slovakia, in 1870. In the fall of 1879 she, with her four children came to America to join her husband who had gone there the year before and prepared a home at Streator, Illinois. In the spring of 1893 they came to Minnesota and settled in Jackson county on the northeast quarter of section twenty-seven, Hunter township, where they lived until 1900, when they moved to Lakefield, leaving one of the sons on the farm. In May 1916 her husband died and she lived alone until three years ago when she made her home with her children. She died Sunday evening, November 26th, at the home of her son Michael, in South Lakefield, seven of her children being present when the end came. She leaves ten children, namely: John in Hunter township; Mrs. Anna Matyas, Lakefield; Mrs. Mary Matasovsky, Minneota; Andrew in Hunter township; Michael, Lakefield; George, Duluth, Minn.; Mrs. Susan Schmirch, St. Louis, Mo.; Thomas, Fort Wayne, Ind.; Stephen, Des Moines, Iowa; and Ellen, Brookston, Minn. All were present at the funeral except George who was unable to come. She leaves two brothers and a sister, namely John Katus, Ewington township; M.L.Katus, Wtauga, South Dakota; and Mary Katus, Chicago, Ill. Andy Bakalyar, of Streator, Ill., father of Mrs. Mike Bakalyar was also present. The funeral services were held November 30 at the Slovak Lutheran church in Hunter township, Rev. Bomba officiating assisted by Rev. Paul who preached the English sermon. She was laid to rest in the Slovak Lutheran cemetery.

John Bakalyar, Sr. Obituary

MPearson — 2007-11-11 22:32:22Z

In the Streator Daily News from Streator, Illinois on Friday, May 19, 1916, John Bakalyar's obituary reads:

FORMER RESIDENT DEATH'S VICTIM: JOHN BAKALAR DIED AT HIS RESIDENCE IN LAKEFIELD, MINN., YESTERDAY MORNING. Word was received yesterday afternoon announcing the death of John Bakalar, a former resident of this city, who passed away at his home in Lakefield, Minn., yesterday morning. Mr. Bakalar was one of the early settlers of the city, coming here over fifty years ago. For about twenty-five years he resided in old No. 3 and was very well known here. Later he moved to Minnesota where he resided until his death. Surviving are his wife and eleven children who are residents of Minnesota. Michael left this morning for Lakefield to attend the funeral.

OBITUARY:
Lakefield Standard
Lakefield, Jackson County, Minnesota, Thursday, May 25, 1916 number 21

JOHN BAKALYAR SR. PASSES BEYOND
Died at Home in South Lakefield May 17th
RESIDED HERE SINCE 1893
Leaves Family of Ten Children All Living and Thirty-Six Grand-Children

Last Wednesday evening at 5 o'clock John Bakalyar Sr. died at his home in south Lakefield after a brief illness, aged 71 years, seven month and nine days.

Deceased was born in Giralt, Saris county, Hungary, October 8th, 1844. He was married Sept. 21, 1870, to Anna Katus and after a few years the young couple decided to move to America, where opportunities for making a livlihood were better. They emigrated to the United States in 1879 and located at Streator, Ill, where Mr. Bakalyar was employed in the coal mines. In March 1893 they moved to Jackson county and purchased a farm in Hunter township where they lived until 1901, when they retired and moved to Lakefield where they have since resided.

Ten children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Bakalyar, all of whom are living, as follows: John Matyas, of this city; Ellen at home; Andrew, of Hunter township; Mrs. Mary Matasovsky, of Minneota township; George, at Brooten, Minn.; Thomas, at Cudahy, Wis.; Steve, at St James, Minn.; Mrs. Robert Schmrch, at Milwaukee, Wis. There are also 36 living grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Saturday at the Slovak Lutheran church in Hunter township, Rev. Hauser, of Minneapolis, preaching in Slovak and Rev. Ristau, of Lakefield, preaching an English sermon. Interment occurred in the Slovak Lutheran cemetery in Minneota township.

Out of town relatives present at the funeral were: Thomas Cizmar, cous'n of the deceased, of Indiana, Harbor, Ind.; Michael Kakara, a nephew of Streator, Ill.; Mrs. Thomas Bakalayar, of Cudahy, Wis.; Mrs. Mary Kuzie, of Indiana Harbor, Ind.; George and Steve Bakalayr, sons, of Brooten and St. James, Minn., respectively.

Ellen Elizabeth (Kukari?) Bakalyar Obituary

MPearson — 2007-11-11 22:26:57Z

Lakefield Standard, Lakefield, Jackson, MN, 24 Feb 1910
Death of Mrs. Ellen Bakalyar.

Mrs. Ellen Bakalyar, after a long, busy and useful life died at the home of her son John Bakalyar, of Hunter township, on Friday February 18th, 1910.

It is seldom we are called upon to chronicle the death of a lady who has reached the age of one hundred and four years. It is, in this instance, a long path marked with kindness and cheer, a life that was a blessing and benefaction to all within the sphere of its influence, so is the death of Mrs. Bakalyar an irreparable loss to a large circle of relatives and friends.

Ellen Bakalyar was born near Eperies, Hungary, in 1806. She was married to John Bakalyar in 1842. Two children blessed this union, John, of Lakefield, and Anna, who died at the age of ten. Her husband preceded her to the great beyond in 1876. In the year 1879 she and her only son, John, immigrated to America and for a number of years lived at Streator, Illinois. In 1894 they came to Jackson county and settled in the township of Hunter, where Mrs. Bakalyar continued to make her home until her death. She leaves one son, ten grand children and twenty-two great grand children.

The funeral services were held in the Slovak Luther church, Rev. P.H. Ristan officiating, and the remains were laid at rest in the Slovak cemetery south of Lakefield.

Stephen M Bakalyar Obituary

MPearson — 2007-11-11 21:50:30Z

Lakefield Standard, Thurs, 12 Feb 2004:

Stephen M. Bakalyar, of Hebron, was born November 6, 1917 in Lakefield, Minn. and passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2001. Survived by wife, Mildred of 57 years, 4 daughters: Kim (Jack) Neilsen of Washington, Myra (George) Lux of Virginia, Michelle Bakalyar of Valparaiso, and Becky Bakalyar of Hebron; 5 grandchildren: Jill and Anzara Norton, Brian, Jason, & Rachel Lux; sister, Leona Parkovich of Melbourne, Fla.; brothers-in-law: Charles (Kathy) Yeager of Merrillville and Clarenc (Jean) Yeager of Hammond; sister-in-law, Verna McMichael of Dewey, Ariz.; many loving and caring nieces and nephews. Mr. Bakalyar was a member of the church family of St. Michael Lutheran Church in Hebron and was an Elder there for many years. He was a graduate of Purdue University, a retired Lt. Commander from the U.S. Navy having served during World War II and was an instructor at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. He was the owner and founder of Metachem Laboratories and Thermium, Inc. and was also a former employee of Inland Steel and Glidden Company. Stephen was a son of Mr. And Mrs. Michael Bakalyar who spent 50 years in Lakefield before moving to Lansing, Ill.

Thomas Bakalyar Bakalar

MPearson — 2007-11-11 21:22:21Z

[*Name originally Bakalyar, but changed it to Bakalar as his wife's maiden name after marriage.]

Fort Wayne's Journal Gazette, May 5, 1968:

REV. BAKALAR IS DEAD AT 82

The Rev. Thomas Bakalar, 82, of 1226 Nuttman Ave., died at 6:05 p.m. yesterday in St. Joseph's Hospital where he had been a patient 16 days.

Born in Streator, Ill., he had lived here 47 years and was a member of Emmaus Lutheran Church. Retired from the ministry, he served pastorates in Chicago and Cudahy, Wis., and was a professor at Concordia College until he retired because of ill health. Later he was self-employed as a tailor.

Survivors include his wife, Margaret; three sons, Nestor, Birmingham, Ala., Gerald and Theodore, both of Fort Wayne; five daughters, Mrs. Eleanor Andrews, Mrs. Marion Wagner, Mrs. Ruth Lynch and Mrs. Norma Custard, all of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Ann Mell, Battle Creek, Mich., three brothers, George and Steve, both in California, and Andrew, Jackson, Mich. (MN); three sisters, Mrs. Anna Mattias, Jackson, Minn., Mrs. Susan Schnerch, St. Louis, and Miss Ellen Bakalar, Jackson, Mich (MN); 17 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Emmaus Church with the Rev. Carl B. Schultz officiating. Burial will be in Covington Memorial Gardens. Preferred memorial are gifts to Emmaus Lutheran School. Friends may call at D.O. McComb & Sons Funeral Home after 7 p.m. today.

Obituary of John BAKALYAR

MPearson — 2005-01-29 19:33:48Z

In the Streator Daily News from Streator, Illinois on Friday, May 19, 1916, John Bakalyar's obituary reads:

"FORMER RESIDENT DEATH'S VICTIM: JOHN BAKALAR DIED AT HIS RESIDENCE IN LAKEFIELD, MINN., YESTERDAY MORNING. Word was received yesterday afternoon announcing the death of John Bakalar, a former resident of this city, who passed away at his home in Lakefield, Minn., yesterday morning. Mr. Bakalar was one of the early settlers of the city, coming here over fifty years ago. For about twenty-five years he resided in old No. 3 and was very well known here. Later he moved to Minnesota where he resided until his death. Surviving are his wife and eleven children who are residents of Minnesota. Michael left this morning for Lakefield to attend the funeral."

Re: Obituary of John BAKALYAR

2004-11-29 02:12:00Z

This is my great grandfather on my mother's side. Contact me at my email address to exchange information.

John & Anna (KATUS) BAKALYAR

micpearson — 2002-01-07 16:26:44Z

I am looking to share info with anyone from the John & Anna (KATUS) BAKALYAR family (Slovaki>NY>Streator, IL>Jackson Co, MN). John's mother, Ella (Ellen? Elizabeth?) , b 1806 came with them as well from Giral Tovce Shariska Stolica, Czechoslovakia. John's father is also known to be John.